March 26th

Knowing and repaying the debts of gratitude we owe people, is the most fundamental path for human beings to tread. Being able to love and cherish our own parents and appreciate them from the bottom of our hearts, is what makes us more human. It is living proof of our growth as a human being.

And when we are able to develop our lives in this manner, we also become good parents ourselves, and create harmonious families. An attitude of appreciation and gratitude has a big, positive influence on the way we raise our children.

-- Daisaku Ikeda
March 26th

Japanese text:
ON O SHIRI, ON NI MUKUITE IKU KOTO GA, NINGEN NO AYUMU BEKI MICHI DE ARU.
OYA O AI SHI, OYA NI KOKORO NO SOKO KARA KANSHA DEKIRU YO NI NATTE IKU KOTO GA, NINGEN TOSHITE NO FUKAMARI DE ARI, SEICHO NO AKASHI TO ITTE YOI.
SONO YO NI NINGEN TOSHITE SEICHO SHITE ITTE KOSO, MIZUKARA MO YOI OYA TO NARI, WARAKU NO KATEI O KIZUITE IKERU. SO SHITA KOKORO GA, KOSODATE NI MO OKINA EIKYO O ATAETE IKU.

(Josei ni okuru kotoba 365 nichi, 97 pg.)

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